diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/easyocr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/easyocr/default.nix
index d086ea7c643c..3d260f1f652f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/easyocr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/easyocr/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "easyocr";
-  version = "1.6.2";
+  version = "1.7.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "JaidedAI";
     repo = "EasyOCR";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-f+JBSnFMRvVlhRRiL1rJb7a0CNjZPuh6r8r3K1meQCk=";
+    hash = "sha256-01Exz55eTIO/xzdq/dzV+ELkU75hpxe/EbjIqLBA8h0=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace requirements.txt \
-      --replace "opencv-python-headless<=4.5.4.60" "" \
+      --replace "opencv-python-headless" "" \
       --replace "ninja" ""
   '';